Barack Obama actually said...

I am surprised compared to where I started when we first announced for this race by the number of critical issues that appear to be coming t...

I urge the Members of Congress to be mindful of their obligation to protect these surviving spouses.

I'm calling on Congress to provide surviving spouses with 100 percent of the Survivor Benefit Plan promised.

Correcting this offset of the DOD's Survivor Benefit is a moral obligation, which now stands before Congress and the President.